Tribes: Ascend open beta release date announced

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 22 February, 2012

Major patch out this week.

The Tribes: Ascend open beta begins on Friday, 24th February, Hi-Rez Studios has announced.

From 5pm UK time this Friday anyone can create a Tribes: Ascend account and download the game from the official website without the need for a beta key.

The launch coincides with the release of a new patch that adds a new game mode, four new maps and new regions.

Over 300,000 people played the F2P shooter's closed beta, Hi-Rez chief Todd Harris said.

All player progress and unlocks will be carried over and no characters will be wiped.

Hi-Rez has expanded capacity in Europe, the US and Australia, and added new local servers to support players in Brazil and Asia.

This week's patch adds:

  • New gametype, Arena Deathmatch, with two initial maps.
  • New Capture The Flag map, Temple Ruins.
  • New Team Deathmatch map, Inferno.
  • Two new unlockable items for the Soldier class: Proximity Grenade and Utility Pack.
  • New default suits for Doombringer and Brute.
  • Ability to view either Blood Eagle or Diamond Sword skins from Class menu.
  • Service supporting Name Change.
  • Large number of bug-fixes and balance adjustments.
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Comments (8) Latest comment 3 months ago

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  • DUFFKING #1 3 months ago

    I can't recommend this game enough. If you're tired of military shooters and miss pure skill based shooters like quake etc, you really need to try this game. It helps that Hi-Rez have been really receptive to feedback so far as well. Just don't be put off by the learning curve.

  • octavedoctor #2 3 months ago

    Tribes and Tribes 2 were simply brilliant, can't wait to play this.

  • Balboa #3 3 months ago

    I have a couple of keys if anyone wants to get in before friday.

    V2CBD-935E2-A2BC4-96087-51BF4
    V21A6-AA45D-775B4-A13B3-0CEFC

    Use them here.

  • Zaiz #4 3 months ago

    Stick with it and you'll love it. It's one of the better FPS out there right now.

  • jogyourmind #5 3 months ago

    I only gave it 20 minutes and got bored. It was Tribes, but I've already played a few different Tribes games already, and in the 90's it was pushing the limits of gaming, in 2012 it's just lazy.

  • fknetwork #6 3 months ago

    @Balboa Thank you! :)
    P.S, I used (V21A6AA45D775B4A13B30CEFC)
    Edited by fknetwork at 22/02/12 @ 17:05

  • Dudeofmanynames #7 3 months ago

    @DUFFKING I couldn't agree more, I think they have made a really great game. Shame I am so bad :p I can fly around the place at break neck speed but actually hitting anything is the problem lol

  • rochyroch #8 3 months ago

    it really is a great game, well worth putting the time in to learn the skiing & flying.
    I didn't touch BF3 for two months playing the closed beta.

    another beta key for yee:-

    FR6AE58768FE6343D6B768FF4